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What are some fresh concepts/themes you’d like to see used in a new title?

ratsy

ratsy

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As an example: I think we're in serious need of a mermaid themed otome game. I'm really curious what you guys think could do well as an otome . I'm sure there's a big variety of indie games out there, but I mean what you'd like to see in a bigger title, like one made by otomate.
 
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I wish there were more otomes based on fairytales (specially if those have a dark twist like 'Cinderella Phenomenon') ^⁠_⁠^. We need those mermaid vibe vns!!! Also! I'm interested in vns where we can play as a married (not the arranged one) or widow mc, just for the angst and drama 😌👏
 
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ratsy said:
As an example: I think we're in serious need of a mermaid themed otome game. I'm really curious what you guys think could do well as an otome . I'm sure there's a big variety of indie games out there, but I mean what you'd like to see in a bigger title, like one made by otomate.
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Mermaid otome game (free): Beyond the Deep
https://visualwordplay.itch.io/beyond
Or you can try the Ephemeral games. The first one is voiced and has a merman LI.
https://vndb.org/v19037
The second one is supposed to be all merpeople.
https://vndb.org/v24964
 
I need an otome that has Roman emperors as LIs, please. Or Greeks gods with an art style similar to Cupid Parasite. I think it'd be a hit.
 
I would love a Dystopian themed plot heavy otome game! I feel like that would be really cool.

Mermaid themed there is Quinroses Mermaid Gothic that was on psp. It was decent. Quinrose was also famous for doing a lot of fairly tale inspired otome games.
 
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Something like Real Rode where the protagonist ends up in an RPG-style game would be really cool! Since someone here asked for suggestions for sci-fi and cyberpunk-themed otome games, I realized there aren't many games in that style, so I think it would be interesting to see more games like that too. And lastly, I really miss Diabolik Lovers-style games where the LIs are intentionally incorrigible and unhinged. I get the impression that developers lately have been playing it too safe with their releases, to the point that the LIs seem a bit repetitive, at least in my opinion. The closest I've come to fitting the unhinged and dark category of recent games was Ascot from Mistonia's Hope, but even then I felt he was somewhat restrained; only in John's bad ending did we get a glimpse of his dark side.
 
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I would love to see more titles focused on the entertainment industry but from a different perspective. Maybe playing as a manager or a stylist for a group? It would be cool to see the LIs in their "professional" work mode and deal with all the drama that happens behind the scenes.
 
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h4kusa said:
I would love to see more titles focused on the entertainment industry but from a different perspective. Maybe playing as a manager or a stylist for a group? It would be cool to see the LIs in their "professional" work mode and deal with all the drama that happens behind the scenes.
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ooh, this reminded me of "can i not fall for idols?" it's just a humorous short little game (which i enjoyed, though i imagine people can be a bit disappointed if they don't know) but i kept wondering how it'd feel to play a similar game but in a lengthier, more detailed and maybe a little less comedic tone. so i'd like to see that as well!
 
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would love to see sport themed otomes? like about maybe volleyball\basketball\football\any team sport characters and mc is their supporter or even helping them as nurse\manager

also maybe teachers\older men concept but mc is also an adult maybe working as a teacher too or something


oh! and mythology ones!!! i mean yeah there are otomes about japanese folklore and gods also kamigami no asobi where every male chara is a god of certain mythology but as a fan of these themes i would be super happy to see more of this concept!
 
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i'd like to see more history-based otomes, but like ancient egypt or ancient greece theme.
sport based otomes also sounds great!
 
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lambdadelta said:
ooh, this reminded me of "can i not fall for idols?" it's just a humorous short little game (which i enjoyed, though i imagine people can be a bit disappointed if they don't know) but i kept wondering how it'd feel to play a similar game but in a lengthier, more detailed and maybe a little less comedic tone. so i'd like to see that as well!
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I haven't heard of that game before, but I will definitely have to search it up later! If you are looking for that manager vibe in a longer game, I would recommend the DYNAMIC CHORD series. The heroines are managers for the bands, so it deals with professional drama too. The only exception is apple-polisher, where the MC is actually a singer, but the rest fit that theme perfectly!
 
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h4kusa said:
I would love to see more titles focused on the entertainment industry but from a different perspective. Maybe playing as a manager or a stylist for a group? It would be cool to see the LIs in their "professional" work mode and deal with all the drama that happens behind the scenes.
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If you don't mind mobile otome games, there's a game called Idols of Starlight on the Play Store where the protagonist is the producer of an idol group. I didn't get to play it all since it was barely compatible with my phone and kept crashing and overheating my phone :( But it looks pretty cool (even though the cards seem AI-generated ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙) and each guy has a route too. The songs are really good, this one is my favorite:

 
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Leviathan_01 said:
If you don't mind mobile otome games, there's a game called Idols of Starlight on the Play Store where the protagonist is the producer of an idol group. I didn't get to play it all since it was barely compatible with my phone and kept crashing and overheating my phone :( But it looks pretty cool (even though the cards seem AI-generated ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙) and each guy has a route too. The songs are really good, this one is my favorite:

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That sounds like an interesting concept! I don't usually play mobile otome games, so I am not sure when I will actually get around to trying it, but I will definitely look it up later.
 
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I wish there were more otome games set in ancient times. It's a bit disappointing that almost all of them are set in the modern era or feature medieval magic.
 
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I am so over the "damsel in distress" trope. I want a total badass, dominant MC who actually calls the shots, maybe even with a dominatrix vibe. A dystopian or cyberpunk setting
 
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h4kusa said:
I haven't heard of that game before, but I will definitely have to search it up later! If you are looking for that manager vibe in a longer game, I would recommend the DYNAMIC CHORD series. The heroines are managers for the bands, so it deals with professional drama too. The only exception is apple-polisher, where the MC is actually a singer, but the rest fit that theme perfectly!
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omg thank you for the rec, i'll look it up too! i'm definitely interested!!
 
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I do love fantasy otome but I feel like the genre is saturated with them, I'd love to see more otome with programming/coding aspects (like seekL by robobarbie, Code Romantic). Or even just otome with more difficult logical puzzle-solving/detective aspects (not just Match 3, or picture puzzles)
 
I'm kind of looking forward to games about Japanese culture, like yōkai or the Meiji era
 
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